As the cannabis industry continues to take root state by state, Congress will consider whether to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act once and for all. The House will vote Friday on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, which would decriminalize cannabis and clear the way to erase nonviolent […]
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Hannity Says Judge That Blocked Travel Ban Is Obama’s Drug Buddy
Fox News’ Sean Hannity didn’t say Thursday that former President Barack Obama definitely did drugs with the Hawaii judge who blocked President Donald Trump’s travel ban. But Hannity wasn’t ruling it out either. “By the way, this judge who issued the travel ban ruling is an Obama law school classmate,” Hannity said on his radio […]
Marijuana Being Shipped Across State Lines Via USPS Is A Growing Concern
Ever since recreational marijuana became legal in Colorado and Washington (followed by a handful of other states), and medical marijuana became legal in several others, scofflaws have taken to using the United States Postal Service to illegally move it across state lines. As it turns out, the USPS doesn’t have any clear policies, or clear […]
Legalizing Marijuana Could Be Beneficial to the Environment
The Golden State’s proposed legalization of recreational marijuana will likely make the crop more sustainable. In 1849, prospectors came to Northern California for gold. In 2016, they’re coming for green. Recreational marijuana isn’t yet legal in California, but the prospect has sparked a land grab in the area known as the Emerald Triangle. If Prop […]
California’s Long Journey to Legalizing Pot the Right Way
People keep saying it, because it continues to be true: Marijuana legalization is coming to a state near you. This year, nine states have ballot measures that either legalize medical or recreational pot or (in Montana’s case) expand a medical pot program. In the five states where full-blown legalization is on the table, the ballot […]